MasterChef has returned to iPlayer and BBC One for its 22nd year, as the world’s most exciting cooking competition heats up ...

For decades, we’ve blamed overeating on food that’s simply too delicious to resist. But a growing body of research suggests that taste may not be in the driver’s seat at all. Instead, hidden ...

Suzie Flores left a Manhattan career to farm sugar kelp off the Connecticut coast. Now she's trying to convince the US that ...

In the United States, over 70% of the average adult's daily calories come from ultra-processed foods (UPFs). 1,2 Ubiquitous in supermarkets, vending machines, and fast-food menus, UPFs are widely ...

From recipe changes to aging taste buds, here's why those peanut butter cups don't hit like they used to. By Andrew Coletti Published Apr 14, 2026 9:01 AM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) ...

Strawberries are one of my favourite fruits, and whilst I like to pick them myself, this is only possible for one or two months in the UK each year. However, supermarket strawberries are often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund is serving up more than funding as the annual Savor for Scholars returns this Saturday ...

MasterChef (BBC One, 9pm) had cooked itself up a world of trouble following the controversial departures of long-serving host-judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. But it has redeemed itself and found ...

Salt can be found in almost every kitchen in the world. But how did this seemingly simple ingredient become the world's favourite flavour enhancer? This week, Crowdscience sets out to uncover why ...

At the smallest scales, nature often repeats itself. It makes families of subatomic particles that look identical in almost every way. Yet when scientists measured them, they found these ‘copies’ didn ...

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid presenter Andy Kershaw died aged 66 on Thursday evening, his family has confirmed. It had been announced in January that the broadcaster, who also had his own ...

The next time a restaurant playlist feels perfectly timed, there may be science behind it. Researchers have found that sound can influence how people experience food, from sweetness and bitterness to ...